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Cyberpunk 2077

ShooterRole-playing (RPG)Adventure

Time to beat: about 72.3 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Cyberpunk 2077 is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Based on and set in the fictional universe of Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop game series, Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in the dystopian metropolis of Night City in California. The player assumes the role of V (voiced by Gavin Drea or Cherami Leigh depending on the player character's gender), a cybernetically-enhanced mercenary who is reluctantly imbued with an experimental "biochip" containing the engram of legendary rocker-turned-terrorist Johnny Silverhand (voiced by Keanu Reeves). As Johnny's consciousness begins overwriting V's own, the two must work together to separate from each other and save V's life by confronting the Arasaka Corporation, a powerful megacorporation acting as the de facto ruler of Night City.

Cyberpunk 2077 began development following the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine (2016). The game was developed by a team of around 500 people using the REDengine 4 game engine. CD Projekt launched a new division in Wrocław, Poland, and partnered with Digital Scapes, Nvidia, Q-LOC, and Jali Research to aid the production, while Pondsmith served as a consultant. The original score was composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz, and featured the contributions of several licensed artists. After years of anticipation, Cyberpunk 2077 was released for PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, and Xbox One in December 2020, followed by the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in February 2022, the Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025 as a launch title, and macOS in July 2025. A DLC expansion, Phantom Liberty, was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S in September 2023, and paired with the Nintendo Switch 2 and macOS releases.

Cyberpunk 2077 received praise from critics for its narrative, setting, and graphics. However, some of its gameplay elements received mixed responses while its themes and representation of LGBTQ+ characters received some criticism. It was also widely criticised for bugs and glitches, particularly on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions during their launch period. Sony removed the game from the PlayStation Store from December 2020 to June 2021 while CD Projekt rectified some of the issues. CD Projekt became subject to investigations and class-action lawsuits for its perceived attempts at downplaying the severity of the technical problems before release; these were ultimately cleared with a settlement of US$1.85 million. The improvements and updates delivered by the developer since, together with the release of Phantom Liberty and the 2022 tie-in anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, led to a progressive reappraisal of the game.